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LudwigPastorius

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18. GOP calls infrastructure plan a "slush fund"
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 01:45 PM
Apr 2021

Translation: "Waaa! We're not getting any of that sweet, sweet taxpayer money!"

Not only fuck those guys (and gals), but fuck them doubly hard when Joe passes the corporate tax hike to pay for this.

And nobody runs slush funds better than Turbineguy Apr 2021 #1
Hope Joe Biden sees this perfect retort ... and uses it. KPN Apr 2021 #9
No shit DENVERPOPS Apr 2021 #22
Republican Senators trying to dirty up an economic revival plan because ..... bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #2
... it will work. PSPS Apr 2021 #4
Nah. Biden will make cannon fodder of this characterization. He's using the stump masterfully. KPN Apr 2021 #10
I was completing the post's title with the ellipses, not commenting on the post's content. PSPS Apr 2021 #29
.... KPN Apr 2021 #31
I'm with TG Tbear Apr 2021 #3
Projection on steroids. dchill Apr 2021 #5
My first thought as well. Evolve Dammit Apr 2021 #19
The Democrats better come up with a damn good counter to that NewJeffCT Apr 2021 #6
Exactly. That memo will be brought up in the press conference. Auggie Apr 2021 #7
They say that because THAT'S HOW THEY HANDLE MONEY. They're takers, not do'ers. ancianita Apr 2021 #8
Funny how accountability or transparency did not matter to them when it came to Trump. cstanleytech Apr 2021 #11
EVERY time a spending bill required a watchdog MissMillie Apr 2021 #12
and trumps stimulus package wasnt? AllaN01Bear Apr 2021 #13
Pretty reckless talk from people who would be better served obtaining funds for their Aristus Apr 2021 #14
accountability and transparency! WVreaper Apr 2021 #15
Two Points to consider.... essaynnc Apr 2021 #16
They said the same shit about obamas tarp payments.... Maxheader Apr 2021 #17
GOP calls infrastructure plan a "slush fund" LudwigPastorius Apr 2021 #18
When one has nothing to offer all they can do is attack kimbutgar Apr 2021 #20
Potus should distribute their memo at meeting Pas-de-Calais Apr 2021 #21
Yes elleng Apr 2021 #25
Methinks those Republicans.... rlegro Apr 2021 #23
'ahead of a bipartisan meeting with the president.' elleng Apr 2021 #24
So they won't be steering any pork to their districts? keithbvadu2 Apr 2021 #26
They are getting quite desperate. 2naSalit Apr 2021 #27
We have to be careful with the rush to electrify all the automobiles. oldsoftie Apr 2021 #28
No, a slush fund would be trump soliciting funds and keeping it for himself. mpcamb Apr 2021 #30
and republicans slashing tax rates, etc. w/ the 2017 tax cut (and supposedly jobs) bill didn't? SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #32
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